diff --git a/deluge/main.py b/deluge/main.py
index d52be12ff..8770ac8d5 100644
--- a/deluge/main.py
+++ b/deluge/main.py
@@ -194,10 +194,6 @@ def start_daemon():
 
     # Setup the logger
     deluge.log.setupLogger(level=options.loglevel, filename=options.logfile)
-    if options.logfile:
-        sys.stdout = None
-        sys.stderr = None
-        sys.stdin = None
 
     try:
         from deluge.core.daemon import Daemon